The bC India show will facilitate closer interaction among German technology suppliers and the Indian construction industry, paving the way for increased global interest in the Indian market. Hence it would be a “win-win” situation for the industry, says Rajesh Nath, Managing Director, VDMA India. Excerpts from the interview.

India is one of the most interesting markets, along with Brazil and China. Spanish companies belonging to Anmopyc are positioning themselves in the Indian market through trade missions and trade fairs as bC India, says Jorge Cuartero, Managing Director, Anmopyc.

Piush Goyal assumed the responsibility of the Managing Director of Kelley Material Handling Equipment India in February 2011. He is responsible for Kelley’s India operations. Kelley India is 100 per cent wholly owned subsidiary of 4Front Engineered Solutions, Dallas, Texas, USA (one of the global leaders in loading dock equipment and HVLS big industrial fans). He successfully established Kelley as the premium brand in India, while integrating processes and operations.

Looking at the need of infra­structure developments in India in the long run, the CE market has a promising future. We hope that bC India 2013 will contribute to improve current market sentiments, says Thomas Loffler, Chief Executive Officer, bC Expo India. In a chat with EQUIPMENT INDIA, Thomas stresses the fact that they will be able to offer all visitors an even more representative market place at bC India 2013.

That is what the whole nation is waiting for; waiting for the call to action, because the thriller is fast losing the plot. Here the case in point is the construction industry and related segments, including the construction equipment sector.

The largest Chinese-German transaction to date, the Sany-Putzmeister merger, is expected to throw up a new global leader for concrete pumps, thereby changing market trends. Over the past six months, strong rumours regarding Schwing Stetter were doing the rounds and then viola.

The largest Chinese-German transaction to date, the Sany-Putzmeister merger will create new global leader for concrete pumps.Finally, it’s official that the Putzmeister Holding GmbH, one of the leading players in the concrete equipment industry has been taken over by Sany Heavy Industry. Sany, based in Changsha, is a large Chinese producer of construction machinery.